”We represent the Poor, Disadvantaged and Disenfranchised Australians”

Australian SSVDP Testimony on Behalf of the Poor – an example of giving voice to the voiceless.

“GREED, POVERTY AND COMPASSION : WHERE TO AUSTRALIA?”

Presentation by Terry McCarthy and John Wicks
of the National Social Justice Committee
To
The ALP Round-table on Poverty
Canberra, 18th October, 2002

We are not here as ALP members. Neither of us is, or has ever been, a member. We represent the Poor, Disadvantaged and Disenfranchised Australians. There are approximately three (3) million of them. Our volunteers see about 800,000 of them each year in 300,000 homes.

Nevertheless we welcome the opportunity to continue our discussions with the leadership of your party. In the last three years we have had ongoing discussions with Kim Beazley, Simon Crean, Wayne Swan and others, including their staffs, in pursuit of solutions to the problem of Poverty and Disadvantage in Australia.

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